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Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in ‘Worktown Studies’ at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history If you were a boy or girl growing up in Bolton in 1900, there’d be a strong chance that from the age of 12 you’d go to work as a ‘half-timer’ in the mills. The other half of the day would be spent at school. The system came into force in the 1830s, as a progressive measure to limit the employment of children as young as five or six. Child labour was particularly prevalent in the booming industrial towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire. It was not uncommon for children to work 12 hour shifts or longer and the accident rate was horrific.
A HIGH school in Bolton has won an award for outstanding progress. Kearsley Academy, part of Northern Education Trust, was shortlisted for the category of ‘Outstanding Progress (Secondary)’ award, by the Education Business Awards 2020 editorial committee. Only five secondary schools were shortlisted for this achievement nationally, and students and staff were delighted to find out last week that they were the winners of this award. Kim McKee, principal at Kearsley Academy said: “We were delighted when we found out we had been shortlisted for this national award with four other secondary schools in England. “The achievements of each of these shortlisted schools is truly commendable.